“I’ve been drawing for my whole life pretty much. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t drawing. I really like all the art classes at Community, the ones where I can be creative. This semester...
"I love drawing and I'm constantly creating different versions of myself. I'm working on designing a new desk for myself, a standing desk where it has a printer and scanner, a space for my computer and...
“There's a book that I want to read. 'The Power of Vulnerability.' It’s about how when you assume the best of other people and talk to people honestly, it usually results in just a better way of being....
“Right now I’m drawing a character for a dungeons and dragons session and my friend and I have this joke going where each of our characters is a different type of goth for some reason. My character...
“There's a lot of kids who do go through hardships. I would probably tell you that those kids probably don't have as much stress and anxiety as some of the more privileged or more comfortable households...
“My friend originally failed her first driver’s test. She couldn’t parallel park. We spent an hour and a half in fall weather practicing parking... You try it multiple times you know you're not gonna...
"I used to work as a lead carpenter on projects where I managed people, had control over what time they’d be able to spend with their kids and see their families. I didn’t enjoy interacting with people...
“[Coming to America] has been hard because I'm 17 and I'm on the other side of the world without my parents. I usually talk to them about everything, and to not have them with you when you are stressed...
I performed “What if I Never Get Over You” in Future Stars finals as a duet with Pioneer senior Talia Milliman. This was Talia’s first performance, her first time on stage. We got to know each other’s...
“A few people who have my back are my sisters. I have two sisters and I would definitely say that they both have my back. When I have something going on I know that I can call them anytime. They will...
My biggest struggle is having enough time. I row, so I have practice every day, and I’m also babysitting a lot, and I’m on the Youth Advisory Council at the YMCA… going from Community to Washtenaw...
[The last time I felt shameful was when] I yelled at the kids for not doing what they were supposed to do. They were fighting in the lunchroom. This was before I came here.I just had to go out there and...
